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If you own more than one set of tires for your race car or even for your everyday car, you have to store the extra sets when they’re not being used. But how and where do you store those tires to make sure they’re at optimum performance when you need them again? The last thing you want to do is have to buy new tires next season due to improper storage this season. The tips below should keep you from having to replace your valuable tires. 1. What’s the first step in proper tire storage? Like anything else, the best way to...

Storing the usual items, that’s easy. There are multitudes of cabinets, bins, organizers, and shelving made for boxes, and other normal-shaped garage and trailer items. But what about the things that are bulky, oddly shaped, or just plain challenging to keep handy, yet organized, and out of the way? Here are some ideas to get you started: Use the “dead zone” next to the garage door to hang items with hooks. Along the inside walls of your garage, on either side of the garage door is a great place to store long items. Things like weed eaters, snow shovels, garden hoses,...

Your garage can be your workshop, your man cave, maybe your castle … but it can be more like a dungeon of hazards if you don’t take a few precautions. Fortunately, there are plenty of potential dangers in a garage that can be prevented easily! Where there’s smoke, there’s fire - Make sure you have a working smoke detector to alert you immediately to any danger. Test the batteries regularly—say, the first of every month. And keep a fire extinguisher stored within easy reach. Make sure everyone knows where to find it and how to use it.  Protect your valuables - And...